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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1967
Surajpur
Winner — 1967
B. S. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 59.6%BJS 28.2%3 others 12.2%
Votes
16,625
59.6% share
Winning margin
8,749
31.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.9%
of 55,976
Surajpur is a safe seat — B. S. SINGH won by 31.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. SINGH | INC | 16,625 | 59.6% |
| 2 | D. NATH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 7,876 | 28.2% |
| 3 | DAKHAL | 2,175 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | AMBIKESHWAR | Praja Socialist Party | 704 | 2.5% |
| 5 | R. P. RAM | IND | 524 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 0.2% · max 62.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
223rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
50th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%BJS 28.2%RPI 7.8%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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